Toe-calk for horseshoes.



J. W. BAMFORD. TOE OALK FOR HORSESHOES. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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JOHN W. BAMFORD, OF NORTH PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

TOE-CALK FOR HOBSESHOES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BAMFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toe-Calks for Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toe calks for horseshoes and the primary object of the invention is to provide a calk which may be driven into position while the shoe is attached to the hoof of the horse.

Further, the invention aims to provide a call: which may be easily and quickly attached to or detached from the shoe, and to also provide a simple and economical structure which is both practical and efficient for the purpose.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horseshoe equipped with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the casing. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the calk, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of calk.

The shoe 1 has a casing 2 secured to the toe thereof, the casing seating flush on the under face of the shoe and being formed with end wings 3, a central pillar 4 and cut-out portions 5, the latter located on opposite sides of the pillar 4. Rivets 6 are passed through perforations provided therefor in the wings 3, and in the pillar 4 and serve to rigidlysecure the casing to the shoe. The casing is further formed with an outwardly extending longitudinal shoulder 7 which inclines outwardly from the front side thereof.

The call: 8 may be of the form depicted in Fig. 5 in which same has a continuous sharpened edge, or same may have a plu rality of spaced conoidal points 9, as illustrated in Fig. 6. In each instance the calk body seats fiush on the toe of the shoe so as to abut the shoulder 7, and front side of the casing, and is provided with a pair of spaced spring arms 10, which have fingers Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1913.

Patented Mar, 3, 1914.

Serial No. 741,138.

11 at their free ends, which fingers extend outwardly from the arms.

In operation, the arms 10 which are formed so that they have to be driven through the casing, are forced through the cut-out portions 5, so that the fingers 11 of said arms will spring over the inner side portions 12 of the casing, whereupon the fingers 11 may be hammered to snugly engage or abut said portions 12 of the casing. When the calk has become worn to such an extent as to become of no further use, or service, the same may be removed by bonding the fingers 11 so as to disengage same from the casing to thereby enable the arms 10 to be removed from the casing and the call: thus detached, whereupon a new calk may be inserted in a manner above de scribed. To assist in holding the calk against movement the casing is formed with a cut-out portion 13 on its front side to form end shoulders 14 which engage with the ends of the calk.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a horseshoe, a casing having apertured end wings and a central apertured pillar with cut-out portions on opposite sides of the pillar, means passed through the apertures of the wings and pillar to secure the casing onto the toe of the shoe, an outwardly extending shoulder at the front side of the casing, a call: seating on the shoe and abutting said shoulder, a pair of spaced spring arms carried by the calk for engagement in said cut-out portions of the casing, and a finger on each arm which extends outwardly therefrom for engagement with the rear side of the casing.

2. In a horseshoe, a casing having apertured portions, a longitudinal shoulder at the front side of the casing extending out-- wardly from the under face of the casing, the front side of the casing having a cutout portion which forms end shoulders that are located beyond the respective longitudi nal shoulder ends, a call: which has its rear side engaged with the longitudinal shoulder and which has its ends abutting the end shoulders formed by the cut-out portion, In testimony whereof I have signed my spring arms on the call: which extend name to this specification 1n the presence or through the apertured portlons of the cas two SUbSCIlblIlg wltnesses.

ing, and fingers on the free ends of the arms JOHN XV. BAMFORD. 5 extending beyond and engaged with the rear it-messes: face of the casing so as to be exposed rela- ADA E. HAGERTY,

tive to the easing. J. A, MILLER.

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